Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens group of positive refractive power; a second lens group of negative power; a third lens group of positive power; a fourth lens group of negative power, and a fifth lens group of positive power arranged from the object side to the image side. At activation of variable power from the wide angle end to the telescopic end, the first, third, fourth and fifth lens groups moves so as to get closer to the object side or the image side at the telescopic end than at the wide angle end; and a gap between the first lens group and the second lens group increases; a gap between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases; a gap between the third lens group and the forth lens group increases; and a gap between the forth lens group and the fifth lens group increases.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, an object side lens group having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and including at least one negative lens unit, and an image side lens group having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end and including at least one positive lens unit including a cemented doublet lens component. The distance between the two lens groups is smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The cemented doublet lens component includes, in order from the object side, a negative object side lens having a concave surface facing the image side, and positive image side lens having a meniscus shape with a concave surface facing the image side. The cemented doublet lens component is located closest to the image side in the positive lens unit. The zoom lens satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a positive refracting power and including a reflecting member having a reflecting surface, a second lens unit having a negative refracting power, a rear lens unit group having a positive refracting power as a whole and including at least three lens units, which includes in order from the object side, a third lens unit, a fourth lens unit, and a fifth lens unit. An aperture stop is provided between the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first lens unit is kept stationary, the second lens unit is located closer to the image side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, and the distances between the lens units change. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side, a negative lens component, the reflecting member, and a rear sub-lens unit including a first positive lens element and a second positive lens element.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power, a second lens unit having a positive refracting power, a third lens unit having a negative refracting power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refracting power. At the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, distances between the lens units change by at least the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit being moved. The second lens unit includes in order from the object side, a first sub-unit having a positive refracting power, a second sub-unit having a negative refracting power, and a third sub-unit having a positive refracting power. A surface on the object side and a surface on an image side of each of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, and the third sub-unit are in contact with air, and (the zoom lens system) satisfies the following conditional expression (1). 3.

Abstract: The attachment lens device AL, 12 can be mounted between a master lens ML, 12 having a focusing lens group that moves in an optical axis direction for focusing purposes and a camera body 11 having an imaging device. The attachment lens device AL, 12 comprises a communication portion 35, 135 communicatable with the master lens ML, 12 and the camera body 11, a wobbling lens group LW capable of reciprocally wobbling in the optical axis direction for detecting a direction of moving the wobbling lens group, and a wobbling drive portion 125 for driving the wobbling lens group Lw.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, an object side lens group having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and including at least one negative lens unit, and an image side lens group having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end and including at least one positive lens unit including a cemented doublet lens component. The distance between the two lens groups is smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The cemented doublet lens component includes, in order from the object side, a negative object side lens having a concave surface facing the image side, and positive image side lens having a meniscus shape with a concave surface facing the image side. The cemented doublet lens component is located closest to the image side in the positive lens unit. The zoom lens satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power, a second lens unit having a positive refracting power, a third lens unit having a negative refracting power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refracting power. At the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, distances between the lens units change by at least the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit being moved. The second lens unit includes in order from the object side, a first sub-unit having a positive refracting power, a second sub-unit having a negative refracting power, and a third sub-unit having a positive refracting power. A surface on the object side and a surface on an image side of each of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, and the third sub-unit are in contact with air, and (the zoom lens system) satisfies the following conditional expression (1). 3.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a zoom lens and an image pickup element. The zoom lens includes an optical path reflecting lens group including a reflecting member and having a positive refracting power, a movable negative lens group that is disposed in the optical path on the image side of the optical path reflecting lens group, has a negative refracting power, and moves during zooming, a movable positive lens group that is disposed in the optical path on the image side of the movable negative lens group, has a positive refracting power, and moves during zooming, and an aperture stop disposed in the optical path between the movable negative lens group and the movable positive lens group. The optical path reflecting lens group is a lens group located closest to the object side in the zoom lens.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus having a wide angle zoom lens system includes a zoom lens system, and an image pickup element which is disposed at an image side of the zoom lens system. The zoom lens system includes in order from an object side thereof, a first lens unit G1 having a positive refracting power, a second lens unit G2 having a negative refracting power, a third lens unit G3 having a positive refracting power, a fourth lens unit G4 having a positive refracting power, and an aperture stop S which is disposed between the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3. A zooming is carried out from a wide angle end to a telephoto end by fixing a position of the first lens unit, and changing a distance between the lens units by moving at least the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied. 33°<tan?1(IHw/fw)??(1) 3<f1g/fw<5??(2).

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus having a wide angle zoom lens system includes a zoom lens system, and an image pickup element which is disposed at an image side of the zoom lens system. The zoom lens system includes in order from an object side thereof, a first lens unit G1 having a positive refracting power, a second lens unit G2 having a negative refracting power, a third lens unit G3 having a positive refracting power, a fourth lens unit G4 having a positive refracting power, and an aperture stop S which is disposed between the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3. A zooming is carried out from a wide angle end to a telephoto end by fixing a position of the first lens unit, and changing a distance between the lens units by moving at least the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied. 33°<tan?1(IHw/fw)??(1) 3<f1g/fw<5??(2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a small-format, low-cost zoom lens that can gain sufficient telecentricity and aberration performance even with the use of an inexpensive vitreous material, and so lends itself to an electronic image pickup device. The zoom lens comprises a first lens group G1 of negative refracting power, a second lens group G2 of positive refracting power and a third lens group G3 of positive refracting power. For zooming, the lens groups are moved with a change in the spacing between adjacent lens groups. The second lens group G2 comprises a first lens of positive refracting power, a second lens of positive refracting power and a third lens group of negative refracting power, and has three lenses in all. The third lens group G3 comprises a positive lens that is of meniscus shape convex toward an image plane of the zoom lens system and satisfies condition (3), n?1.53.

Abstract: The invention relates to a small-format, low-cost zoom lens that can gain sufficient telecentricity and aberration performance even with the use of an inexpensive vitreous material, and so lends itself to an electronic image pickup device. The zoom lens comprises a first lens group G1 of negative refracting power, a second lens group G2 of positive refracting power and a third lens group G3 of positive refracting power. For zooming, the lens groups are moved with a change in the spacing between adjacent lens groups. The second lens group G2 comprises a first lens of positive refracting power, a second lens of positive refracting power and a third lens group of negative refracting power, and has three lenses in all. The third lens group G3 comprises a positive lens that is of meniscus shape convex toward an image plane of the zoom lens system and satisfies condition (3), n?1.53.